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		xeonmc on June 20, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rotation curves: still flat after a million light-... What falloff function will create an exactly flat curve? G ~ 1/r instead of 1/r^2 ? What if gravity has non-scalar components?

canjobear on June 20, 2024 [–]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor%E2%80%93vector%E2%80%...

The extra components would have energy and function as Dark Matter.

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